Tag: slum
demolition of a vast slum as part of “Wuambushu”
The noise of diggers at work this Monday morning May 22 in Mayotte, as part of Operation “Wuambushu”, an operation launched last month by the French authorities to, they say,…
the inhabitants of Talus 2 prepare for the destruction of their slum
This is one of the major objectives of Operation Wuambushu, to destroy 10% of the island’s informal settlements. First stopped by justice, the destruction of the Talus 2 district, in…
In Mayotte, a new slum destroyed as the “Wuambushu” operation slips away
While the Wuambushu operation is slipping on the migratory plan, an operation to demolish a “small shantytown” took place on the morning of Thursday April 27 in Longoni, in the…
At least 13 dead in Rio slum raid
A firefight broke out between police and suspected criminals during a raid in a Sao Goncalo slum in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan area early Thursday. 13 people were killed. According…
Accused of luxury renovations – calls older neighborhoods “shit” and “slum”
Housing company Akelius has previously been one of Europe’s largest listed housing companies. They have carried out so-called concept renovations, which means that the company has bought houses and renovated…
CDA Utrecht wants clarification about the approach to slum lords after BOOS episode
Van Hooijdonk has stood trial dozens of times for illegal room rental and intimidating and threatening tenants, including in Utrecht and Nieuwegein. In the episode of ANGRY paints a similar…
Pakistan’s political crisis threatens to boil over – EPN visited Karachi’s politicized slum, where even the police never ventured before
In Pakistan, politics has long been intertwined with violence. Voted out of power, Imran Khan is dividing the nation, and his party has even hinted at the possibility of civil…